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ALEKSANDR MIKJAILOVICH PROKHOROV

• ALEKSANDR MIKJAILOVICH PROKHOROV (noun)
The noun ALEKSANDR MIKJAILOVICH PROKHOROV has 1 sense:

1. Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002)

Familiarity information: ALEKSANDR MIKJAILOVICH PROKHOROV used as a noun is very rare.

• ALEKSANDR MIKJAILOVICH PROKHOROV (noun)

Sense 1

Aleksandr Mikjailovich Prokhorov ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Aleksandr Mikjailovich Prokhorov; Aleksandr Prokhorov; Prokhorov

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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